The NPC ordered an in-depth investigation into a potential personal data breach at GCash amid recent reports of unauthorized account deductions and longer-than-usual downtimes that inconvenienced many users. | AldenMonzonINQ & TyronePiad /PDI
Telco points to users
“Some users may have unknowingly shared their information to suspicious sites masked as legitimate brands or institutions,” GCash said in a statement on Saturday. It added that it would continue to coordinate closely with the NPC and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas following the reports of unauthorized transactions on its platform.Meanwhile, the bomb threat that paralyzed the afternoon operations of the NPC on Friday turned out to be a hoax, according to the Pasay City police.
The case has been referred to the Pasay City Police Station Investigation and Detective Management Branch to probe the liability of the user who posted the bomb threat on NPC’s official Facebook page.
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